Permanent fixture. I mean fuck, apparently The Batman is coming out next year starring Robert Pattinson. I’m wondering if just Batman movies are permanent fixtures.
I think it’s a permanent fixture. We’ve had superhero movies as long as there have been movies. The bottleneck was the capability and cost of special effects worthy of live-action. Now that one guy can make movie-grade special effects on CW shows, we’ll only see more superhero movies, not
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lol at complaining about comic book movies in 2020. Sorry some maniac is forcing you to watch those at gunpoint, but for me I’ve just come back from seeing a truly outstanding indie Korean suspense/horror film at my local theater out in the wilderness of Ohio. It could almost be my favorite film of 2019 but damn The Lighthouse was mind blowing and also Knives Out and Ford v Ferrari were outstanding and by god I haven’t even seen Uncut Gems yet because who has the time with all these incredible films getting released.
It’s been an incredible year for movies no matter what your tastes are and superhero films aren’t interfering with that in any way. Who even cares about what Marvel is doing. Wake me up when they make a Squirrel Girl movie. I will watch the fuck out of a Squirrel Girl movie. Finally superheros stop their elitist fascination with saving New York and focus on saving Akron, Ohio.
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Hot take: superhero movies are disempowering dear-Leader porn. Batman is the reason Trump won.
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I forgot that I had some hot? takes on Ghost, that I watched right after the Super Bowl, as one does.
First, and this is probably a me thing, but apparently the movie doesn’t start with the sexy pottery fail. I either never saw the beginning of the movie or didn’t remember it, but there was a scene in which Sam is alive and happy, but he can’t shake the feeling that something terrible is going to happen to him. All that worrying for nothing, you’re going to heaven bro!
Second, seeing it when I was young I didn’t understand how Molly could ever doubt Oda Mae was the real deal after the first time she tells her all the stuff she couldn’t possibly know. But now I find that a lot more believable. Molly is in mourning, I imagine you’re capable of believing or doubting anything. That also couldn’t happen today; if some stranger told me what my special underwear was, I’d just assume I had been hacked, not that my grandpappy was trying to tell me something through a medium.
Third, isn’t Sam, at least in Ghost form, a pretty evil dude? He force pokes two guys into getting killed basically, and then he looks on with a concerned face as the shades drag their souls away into hell. Wouldn’t it have been far more Christianly if he tried to communicate with his killers to lead them to Jesus?
Fourth, that crazy subway guy memorably says “you don’t have a body anymore” yet 20 seconds later he’s telling Sam to channel his force powers from his gut. He doesn’t have a gut anymore either, weirdo.
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The complaint isn’t the lack of alternatives, it’s that the dominant blockbuster format hasn’t changed in 20 god damn years. It’s boring.
He’s the ONE MAN (not movement) chosen by FATE (not hard work) to solve ALL THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS (lol) by PUNCHING PEOPLE IN THE FACE (not diplomacy, words, intelligence, science, thought, etc, etc, etc)!!!
HE’S BATMAN, MOTHERFUCKER!!! AND YOU’RE NOT!!!
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There’s always going to be boring formulaic movies out there. Go back and look at how many halfassed Dracula/Mummy/Frankenstein movies were made back in the day. Or Westerns or doofy sci-fi moives. It’s never been an impediment to great movies being made and really you can just ignore them.
“Batman is really kinda fascist if you think about it” is a fascinating take that the comics/movie universe has definitely never explored before!
I’ve never seen Ghost because it’s before my time, but I am absolutely here for every part of this sentence. Like, you had some edibles and watched the Superbowl/Ghost and you have THINGS TO SAY and I am here to listen and support you.
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OK? Disneyland sells travel mugs on Earth Day too.
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Again, that’s not my complaint. I’m fine with the existence of formulaic pop culture schlock. My objection is that the formula seems to have gotten stuck on the “Super Hero” setting and we are long overdue for a change.
Oh to be clear I wasn’t complaining. I went out and watched Captain Marvel and Endgame opening weekend last year and enjoyed them, and I also loved Parasite and Knives Out.
Hell, if The Batman looks interesting, I’ll see it. Movies are meant to be fun.
Don’t really have much interest in this slate of super hero movies this year though.
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Like, “Batman is really very fascist” was a hot take back when Moore did it in 1986. It’s so old hat that it’s become a cliche now.
Tell you what I want, I want a Harley Quinn movie that deals with Harley being a victim of gaslighting and emotional abuse. I know that will never happen because the fandom is full of toxic incelbros who thought the Joker movie was amazing, but by god, the Harley character’s source material is an amazing untapped resource that will resonate with the #MeToo era. Also, I want a Squirrel Girl movie.
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Oh I misunderstood. You’re complaining that I’m boring, not that I’m wrong. Accusation accepted.
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100% correct, sir. You’re not wrong.
Also I can’t remember the last time I ever played a cassette tape and by god I’m pretty sure the 1990’s-era car I drove around in during my grad school days had a tape deck that I never used.
Yeah, this has been the best year for movies in a while. The best directors aren’t being forced into superhero stuff either. Superhero movies and the average blockbuster being a solid B+ is better than the status quo throughout most of history. I don’t love the Disney entertainment monopoly, but I don’t begrudge knowing there is a competence behind nearly all the films.
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Easiest prediction of all time
Cats is about to rake in the Razzies in a massive way
It’s a remake of controversial 70s French film Les Valseuses which starred Depardieu. Two guys go on a crime and fucking spree, basically, very 70s.
In the wrong hands it could be a disaster.
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Holy shit, this is actually true!
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Yup. One film I never thought I’d see remade.
I’m more interested in where year 2020 reaction falls on the question of misogyny.
I dragged my partner to Knives Out and honestly we both thought it was just okay. Probably the movie I’ve diverged from public opinion the most lately. Maybe my fun receptors have been burned out too badly?
I was one of those OG nerds begging for a comic book movie decades ago. I settled for Judge Dredd and rejoiced at my Blades and Spawns (especially the cartoon Spawn). The first X-Men movie tickled me pink and I knew the tipping point of mainstream culture was imminent…
But this?! No I never predicted this. Bland drivel. Corporate emo supermen. Youtube comment bots manufacturing feminist/troll drama for giant telecom monopolies. Aquaman 2. Ughhhhh,
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